Big twist: Donald Trump administration investigating whether DeepSeek purchased banned Nvidia chips

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DeepSeek AI's recent launch of its chatbots. American companies like Microsoft and OpenAI are claiming that they have evidence DeepSeek used their technology and reverse-engineered it to develop their AI models, while China is accusing US hackers of trying to break into DeepSeek's servers throughout January.

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US now investigating DeepSeek's AI development methods

Now, another interesting incident has come to light, where it has been claimed that the new Trump administration's officials are scrutinizing whether DeepSeek AI used banned Nvidia semiconductor chips to develop the AI models. There are a few Nvidia chips that are outlawed in China, and American officials are looking into whether Deepseek bought such Nvidia chips through third-party sellers, according to a Daily Express US report.

Did DeepSeek use loopholes to obtain advanced Nvidia AI chips?

Meanwhile, Nvidia, through a recent statement has insisted that their partners should comply with all applicable laws, be it international or domestic. Meanwhile, some US officials are already suggesting that DeepSeek AI may have used some workarounds to obtain Nvidia technology through certain means, which could now be subject to thorough investigation.

According to previous ET reports, Nvidia's H800 chips were